Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland

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Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman known for his leading role in the Catholic Rising of the North against Queen Elizabeth I and his subsequent execution.

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instanceOf 16th-century English person
Earl of Northumberland
English nobleman
Roman Catholic
arrestedIn Scotland
associatedWithEvent Northern Rebellion of 1569
associatedWithPlace Alnwick Castle
attitudeTowards Opposition to Protestant Reformation in England
causeOfDeath beheading
conflict Religious conflict in Elizabethan England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1528
dateOfDeath 1572-08-22
deathPenaltyImposedBy English Crown
executedBy Authorities of Elizabeth I of England
extraditedTo England
familyName Percy
father Sir Thomas Percy
linked to: Thomas Percy
givenName Thomas
historicalRegion Northern England
ideology Catholic restorationism
knownFor Catholic rebellion in northern England
Leading role in the Rising of the North
Opposition to Queen Elizabeth I
legacy Catholic martyr figure in some later traditions
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf House of Percy
monarchDuringTenure Elizabeth I of England
Mary I of England
mother Eleanor Harbottle
nobleFamily Percy family
nobleTitle 7th Earl of Northumberland
notableWork Leadership in the Rising of the North
linked to: Rising of the North
opponent Elizabeth I of England
participantIn Rising of the North
placeOfBirth Alnwick, Northumberland
placeOfBurial York, England
placeOfDeath York, England
positionHeld Earl of Northumberland
Warden of the East March
Warden of the Middle March
previousTitleHolder Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
restoredTitle Earl of Northumberland
sibling Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
spouse Anne Somerset
supportedBy Catholic northern gentry
titleStartTime 1557

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Percy family notableMember Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland successor Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
House of Percy notableMember Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
Percy family notableMember Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
subject linked to: Percy
Northern Rebellion (1569) commander Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
Rising of the North participant Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland sibling Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland predecessor Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland